1.2017高考备考之英语3500词短文记忆法

2.2017年高考英语全国卷1 - 阅读理解B

3.河北英语高考题2017年

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江苏高考英语知识点

S+V(是系动词)+ P

1. This   │is     │an English-Chinese dictionary.

2. The dinner │smells   │good.

3. He    │fell    │in love.

4. Everything │looks    │different.

5. He    │is growing │tall and strong.

6. The trouble │is     │that they are short of money.

7. Our well │has gone  │dry.

8. His face │turned   │red.

附:

联系动词(Link Verb)本身有词义,但不能单独用作谓语,后边必须跟表语(亦称补语),构成系表结构说明主语的状况、性质、特征等情况。

有些系动词又是实义动词,该动词表达实义时,有词义,可单独作谓语,例如:

He fell ill yesterday.他昨天病了。(fell是系动词,后跟补足语,说明主语情况。)

He fell off the ladder. 他从梯子上摔下来。fell是实义动词,单独作谓语。

1)状态系动词

用来表示主语状态,只有be一词,例如:

He is a teacher. 他是一名教师。(is与补足语一起说明主语的身份。)

2)持续系动词

用来表示主语继续或保持一种状况或态度,主要有keep, rest, remain, stay, lie, stand, 例如:

He always kept silent at meeting.  他开会时总保持沉默。

This matter rests a mystery.  此事仍是一个谜。

3)表像系动词

用来表示"看起来像"这一概念,主要有seem, appear, look, 例如:

He looks tired.  他看起来很累。

He seems (to be) very sad.  他看起来很伤心。

4)感官系动词

感官系动词主要有feel, smell, sound, taste, 例如:

This kind of cloth feels very soft. 这种布手感很软。

This flower smells very sweet. 这朵花闻起来很香。

5)变化系动词

这些系动词表示主语变成什么样,变化系动词主要有become, grow, turn, fall, get, go, come, run.

He became mad after that.  自那之后,他疯了。

She grew rich within a short time.  她没多长时间就富了。

6)终止系动词

表示主语已终止动作,主要有prove, turn out, 表达"证实","变成"之意,例如:

The rumor proved false.这谣言证实有假。

The search proved difficult.搜查证实很难。

His plan turned out a success. 他的计划终于成功了。(turn out表终止性结果)

高考 英语 作文 必考考点

1.经济的快速发展 the rapid development of economy

2.人民生活水平的显著提高/ 稳步增长the remarkable improvement/ steady growth of people’s living standard

3.先进的科学技术 advanced science and technology

4.面临新的机遇和挑战 be faced with new opportunities and challenges

5.人们普遍认为 It is commonly believed/ recognized that…

6.社会发展的必然结果 the inevitable result of social development

7.引起了广泛的公众关注 arouse wide public concern/ draw public attention

8.不可否认 It is undeniable that…/ There is no denying that…

9.热烈的讨论/ 争论 a heated discussion/ debate

10. 有争议性的问题 a controversial issue

11.完全不同的观点 a totally different argument

12.一些人 …而另外一些人 … Some people… while others…

高中英语易错点归纳

1.在你离开之前,有些事应该要告诉你。(ought to;there be)

学生错例:

1)Before you leave, there are somethings I ought to tell you.(受中文“些”字意思影 响,误把单数的something 当somethings)

2)Before you leave,there are some things ought to tell you.

(误用something; 句子 成分残缺,从句漏了主语 I)

3)There are something that ought to tell you before you leave.

4)There is something ought to tell you before you leaving.(受中文“在”影响,误用了“leaving”)

2.我很难把学习和兴趣结合起来。(combine...with...)

学生错例:

1)I'm difficult to combine study with interest.(典型的中文翻译思维,与地道的英语表达有较大差别)

2) I hardly combining study with interest.(中式英语)

3)It's hardly that combine study with interest.(乱套句型)

4)I hardly combine study with interest.(照字翻译)

高考英语语法考点一

1. 语态和时态

—Do you see those people on the little sandy island?

—Yes, they _______ handkerchiefs for the last half hour. I wonder why.

A. were waving B. waved C. had waved D. have been waving

正确答案D

高考考点考查动词时态。现在完成进行时:表示一个从过去某一时刻开始的动作,一直延续到说话时还在进行或刚结束,句中常出现用for, since, how long等引导的时间状语。e.g. His telephone has been ringing for a long time.e.g. It has been raining since last Sunday. e.g. How long have you been wearing glasses?

题干句意“你有没有看见那些在小岛上的人?”“是的,我看见了。他们在过去的半小时里一直在挥手帕,我不知道为什么。”

详细解析这个挥手帕的动作是在半小时前开始的,然后一直在挥,一直挥到了说话的这个时候,所以我们用的是一个现在完成进行时,强调一个动作的持续。我们再来看一下其他几个时态:

A选项是were waving——过去进行时,它指的是:①过去某一时刻正在进行;②过去某一阶段正在进行;B. waved——过去时,过去某时间发生的且已完成的动作,所以我们知道A和B这两个时态都是和过去有关,而和现在是没有一点关系的,所以A和B这两个答案错了。

C. had waved——过去完成时:过去某一时刻或某一动作前完成的动作或状态,那么它所表达的时候是在过去的过去,例如:e.g. By the end of last year, we had built 5 new schools.到去年年底为止,我们已经建造了5所学校。首先,过去的时间是去年年底;而句子表达的意思是在去年年底之前,所以我们用过去完成时——had build.和现在是更加没有联系了,所以这个答案也是不正确的。

题干中的时间状语是“for the last half hour”,注意这个last不是指“最后的”,而是指“刚才的——在刚才的半个小时里”,那么往往呢句中出现last,或者是last half hour、recent这种词的话,我们一般都会选择现在完成进行时,因为它指的是“刚才”,那么肯定指“从刚才到现在”。所以本题答案是D.

高考英语语法考点二

名词性从句

The information could be helpful to ____will take over the job.

A. those B. who C. whoever D. anyone

正确答案C

高考考点考查名词性从句,顾名思义就是名词,它可充当主语、表语、宾语和同位语,所以相应的名词性从句也分为有主语从句、表语从句、宾语从句和同位语从句。此题考的就是介词to后的宾语从句。

题干句意“这个消息可能会对任何将接管这个工作的人有所帮助。”whoever = anyone who“任何怎么怎么样的人”所以这个答案是正确的。我们再来看其他几个答案为什么不对呢?

详细解析A选项是those,如果those填在这里的话就会变成缺少关系代词who,如选those,那those will take over the job“那些人将会取代这个工作”,它就变成了一个独立的句子,而不是一个从句,更加就不是一个宾语从句了,所以从原则上说它是错误的,那么怎样改才是正确的呢?很简单,只要在这个those的后面加一个关系代词who,把它变成一个定语从句——those who will take over the job,“那些将要接管这个工作的人”,那么这样就可以了。

B选项是who在名词性从句中表示疑问,e.g. Who will take over the job has not been decided yet. D选项是anyone,错误的原因也是缺少关系代词who.

比较those who和anyone who,前者是“那些……的人”,后者表示“任何……的人”。区别就是在于those who是一个复数的概念,“那些人”,后面的谓语动词要用复数;而anyone who是表示任何一个人,后面要用单数的谓语动词。

高考英语语法考点三

虚拟语气和情态动词

—David, we went to Lake Geneva for the weekend.

—That _______ a very nice change. I wish I had gone there.

A. must be B. must have been C. could be D. could have been

正确答案B

高考考点考查情态动词。

首先A和B里面都有must,must表推测,它表示“肯定…”,这个语气是非常确定的,百分之百的;那么当must表推测的时候呢,它还可以表示不同的时间,例如:

第一,must be表示的是“现在的状态”,He must be a teacher. 他肯定是一个老师。

第二,must be doing表示“现在进行的动作”,They must be having a meeting in the office.他们现在肯定正在办公室里开会。

第三,must have done表示“过去发生的事情”,You must have met him yesterday.你昨天肯定见过他了。让我们看一下将“must have been”填到题干里面是否正确?句意:“David,我们周末去了日内瓦湖。”“哦,那肯定是一个非常好的改变,我希望我也去那里了。”这里是表示一个肯定的推测;又因为是上个周末的事情,说明这件事情已经发生了,我们所以用B. must have been,而不是A。

详细解析C选项是could轻微的怀疑或委婉的陈述看法,“可能”e.g. His story could be true, but I hardly think it is.他所说的这个 故事 可能是真的,但是我基本上不相信。

D选项是could have done虚拟语气,某事过去有可能发生而实际没有,“本来可以”,表示惋惜、遗憾 e.g. The accident could have been prevented.这个车祸原本是可以避免的。e.g. You could have done better, but you didn’t try your best.你原本是可以做的更好的,但是你并没有尽自己最大的努力。

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2017高考备考之英语3500词短文记忆法

一是选材丰富多用,渗透中外文化,助力文化品格培养,倡导科技,培育学生的情怀和国际视野,落实立德树人任务,体现学科核心素养的渗透。此次全国卷1高考英语试题的素材选材符合真实性强、时代性强、题材广泛、体裁多样、语篇典型、难度适合的原则。体裁覆盖了记叙文、说明文、议论文和应用文等四大文体。选用的语篇材料社会生活、历史文化、科普知识、饮食等,均和学生生活紧密相关。具体话题包括宣传手册(阅读A,介绍Pacific Science Center)、个人情况(阅读B,在野生动物救援和教育组织工作)、艺术与传承(阅读C,爵士乐)、科普知识与技术(阅读D,自制蒸馏器)休闲生活(七选五,露营体验)、学校生活(完形填空,在学校学习美式手语的事情)、饮食与健康(语法填空,在饮食中不能过少或过多摄入脂肪和盐分,两种情况对健康都不好)、难忘经历(短文改错,生日后假期学车时的紧张心情)、传统文化推广(写作,教朋友Leslie学习汉语、唐诗)等话题,具有丰富的人文内涵、现实意义和育人价值。

二是倡导语篇能力,对语言知识运用、阅读理解及写作能力的考查均在语篇层次进行,注重综合运用能力的考核。各部分的任务兼顾真实性、实用性和趣味性,高度考查了学生的运用语言分析和解决问题能力。问题设置力求典型、规范,各部分考点设置分布合理,难度搭配适当,较全面地考查了学生应当掌握的基本语言技能以及各语言技能中包含的具体语言运用能力。命题语言(题目与选项)具有一定的难度,需要学生具有较高的解读(paraphrase)能力,能够反映一直以来高考全国卷的变化趋势。七选五侧重于对学生理解文章结构即文章内容连贯能力的考查,要求学生具有较高的语篇分析能力。

三是写作任务真实。2017高考英语写作是给朋友写信告知下次上课计划,题材是学生平时生活和学习中所熟悉的,又是学习和生活中用得上的,有很强的实用价值;同时具有很强的生活气息,突出了在生活中使用英语传递信息的必要性和真实性,充分体现了用英语做事的教学理念:将来无论在国内大学或者国外深造,导师与学生在很多时候都是采用email联系、交流、布置任务。

语篇材料生词量与阅读量控制得当。2017年全国卷1阅读理解部分的总词量为1894词,文本长度为1436词,与2016年全国卷相比,要求接近(全国卷2007~2016年阅读理解总词量在1800~2000词之间,文本长度在1300~1400之间;其中全国1卷阅读理解长度为1914词,文本长度为1309词)。

完形填空考查学生在篇章层面综合运用背景知识、语言知识和逻辑判断等手段进行意义补全的能力,重点考查实词的用法。要求学生在掌握文章主旨大意和正确理解句与句、段与段之间的内在联系的基础上,准确判断动词、名词、形容词、副词等的意义和作用,语篇层面的考查要点占较大比例。

语法填空考点设置符合考纲要求以及课程标准所倡导的语言学习理念,在语篇层面上考查对语法知识掌握和应用的情况,不仅关注语言基础的词法和句法考查,还重视对语篇逻辑和意义连贯的判断,符合语言真实性的要求。与2016年全国卷1考点相比,此次没有考副词和代词,适当增加了主谓一致和形容词比较级,难度基本持平,答案保持了最大限度的唯一性,信度较高。

短文改错考点设置均为高中阶段学生学习英语过程中常犯的错误类型及项目,考点与考试大纲的样题及近年高考全国卷的考点相一致,对于词法、句法和行文连贯的考查分布合理,重视学生对于语篇的整体理解和逻辑判断。与2016年全国卷1考点相比,适当增加了序数词的考查。

书面表达对于部分写作内容有所限定(如学习内容和课前准备),以保证评分的效度,但对于时间和地点给予了半开放,对学习汉语、唐诗等的意义这些拓展则不作内容规限,保持一定开放性。写作任务对学生运用背景知识,合理拓展写作内容的能力要求比较高,任务能够充分考量学生就话题所表达内容的思想性、合理性和丰富度。

2017年高考英语全国卷1 - 阅读理解B

很多人认为学英语就是背单词,还有人认为背单词就是要一下把它默写出来,其实这些都是错误的看法。  首先,背单词只是学英语过程中的一个重要环节,但不是决定性的环节。什么才是决定性的环节?我只能说认识单词、读准单词才算得上是一个决定性的环节。就像你到了一个陌生的地方,是不可能把新同事、新同学一下完全了解清楚的,一开始只要能认识他们,叫得出名字就算可以了。如果你是有备而来,一开始就阅读了他们的档案,对他们的一切了若指掌,我想你应该是来研究他们的,而不是来和他们交朋友的,那样你可能会陷入研究而不可自拔。  要点1:一开始仅需认识并读准单词,无需刻意背、默写单词。  要点2:认识读准单词后,高频度接触(此过程能背出一部分单词)。  如果是中学生,一般是在学习新课文时接触新单词,并熟悉它们。对于有较高智能的中学生而言,可以在开学前的假期里熟悉课本最后的生词表,力争每个单词都认识,知道其基本含义,然后经常朗读课文。当然朗读时你会遇到很多问题:可能不懂某些语法,不知道句子的意思……太多了。“文章硬如铁,读来满口血”就是指这种情况。如果你真的读不下去,最好就是去读前几学期你学过的课本,像读小说一样地阅读。我敢肯定有不少页面是没有作过记号的,那意味着你囫囵吞枣的过去。建议向老牛学习:辛勤地干活,不时还反刍一下。  对有一定基础但并非高手的成年人,其学习方法最好向较高智能的中学生看齐:以单元或整本书为单位来认识单词,在学习前就集中认识相关章节的单词。注意是认识而不是默写,然后高频度地朗读课文,经常接触这些单词。熟悉到一定程度再考虑默写和背。如果是英语高手,即使按照下述的机械记忆法,也能过单词关。  要点3:按词汇表认读单词;熟悉到一定程度再考虑完全默写和背单词。  可以将背诵单词的方法大致分为两类:一类是传统的机械记忆,一类是褒贬不一的形象记忆。当然,这两者不是绝对排斥的。传统的机械记忆法,包括构词记忆法、阅读记忆法、协同记忆法、分类记忆法、循环记忆法等。构词记忆法分析单词的构成成份,辨识其中的词根或词缀,在掌握词根或词缀的前提下,可以触类旁通,以一当十。阅读记忆法就是通过大量和反复的阅读掌握词汇。协同记忆法强调手眼耳多种感官并用。分类记忆法是将同一类属或相似意义的词划分到同一类,集中背诵。循环记忆是根据艾宾浩斯的遗忘曲线编排记忆内容和进度,以达到减缓遗忘速度的目的。除此之外,黎学智的逻辑记忆法和星火式记忆法(各大书店有相关的学习资料)也是常见的方法。单独强调一种方法都有一些学究气(即研究者沉溺于自己的理论体系中,忽视用户的实际需求),读者需要明察。如果您要用传统的方法记忆大量单词,必须要有足够的时间、精力和周密的计划,否则很容易产生挫败感。建议按照下属步骤进行:  1.确定目标。根据自己的实际情况和近期内的需要,确定需要背诵的单词范围和时限。如果是想考四级,就把目标确定在四级单词上。否则,如果好高骛远的话,会因为单词的孤军深入(缺乏阅读、语法、作文等配套训练)而损兵折将,导致记忆大量流失。  2.选择适当的单词表(3000词左右为宜)。这个单词表应该是这样的:单词排列清晰,有国际音标,有最常用的汉语注释(一般是一到三个注释,不超过五个)。不要选择花里胡哨的字典、英汉双解、附有大量解释、同义反义、例句等分散注意力的单词表。  3.每天背100到200个单词。采用上述方法中的多种手段,尽快背完(一般控制在一月之内)。力争对每个单词都有印象,但不要因为个别单词影响整个进度。  4.坚持复习词汇表(每天扫一遍,划去已经认识的单词),并辅以大量练习。此时,您可以仔细研究单词的含义以及它们之间的联系,可以看一些英汉双解、例句、同义词、反义词、同类属的词。可以阅读与词汇表相配的材料。  大量背诵单词一定要集中时间和精力背诵,那种认为一天背十个,一年就背多少个的想法是不现实的。也不要试图直接通过阅读小说或报纸而背诵大量单词。阅读小说时不要查字典,碰到您在单词表中见过的单词可以多留意一下,没见过的最好是不要理会。您的目标就是那个词汇表。背完后可以再背下一个词汇表。  形象记忆法适合于有相当基础的学习者。由于谐音法(三克油=thankyou?)在其中占据了相当重要的位置,它受到许多正统教师的指责,说它把学生“教坏了”。但是,以我的亲身体验,这实在是一种妙不可言的方法。不过,它的功效取决于形象代码的优劣。有不少人打着形象记忆的幌子,却又缺乏创造力和想象力,败坏了这一方法的声誉。如果您能找到姚鸿恩著的“英语单词形象记忆法”一书,一定要好好研读它。我私下认为,这是一本最好的记忆法+单词的书籍,以下的介绍和大部分例词出于此书。  首先,您得有一个单字母、常用双字母和多字母的形象代码表。例如,a形象为“果”(像苹果吗?),谐音为“鸭”。o形象为“洞,轮”。x为“禁止、错误”。ad为“广告”(advertisement的缩写),ed为“过去”(动词的过去式一般都在后面跟ed)。同理,est为“最”。pla为“解放军”。  首先出场的是熟字形象法。例如catwalk(狭窄的过道)记为“猫(cat)走(walk)狭窄的过道”,kidnap()记为“小孩(kid)小睡(nap)时被”,mature(成熟)记为“好像自然(nature)变成熟”。cur(恶狗)记为“没有被(e看起来像被子)治愈(cure)的恶狗”。  然后是谐音法。amen就是阿门(直接音译过来)。abolish啊暴力须废除。abyss鸭比试,在深渊。alien爱恋外国的侨民。*****别去对母狗发牢骚。boff暴富狂笑。cackle开口儿咯咯笑。brute哺乳它是畜生。  串联形象法。absolute绝对专制的上帝。familiar熟悉的伴侣是无拘无束的常客。  综合形象法。immolate阴谋最近导致谋杀(immo谐音为阴谋,late=最近)。drear大*股沉闷忧郁(d形象代码为“大”,rear=*股)。Adonis广告上面是美少年(Ad=广告,on=上面,is=是)。hesitate他坐着吃鱿鱼(犹豫),或记为:他犹豫地坐着吃(he=他。sit=坐,ate=eat的过去式)。

河北英语高考题2017年

I work with Volunteers for Wildlife, a rescue and education organization at Bailey Arboretum in LocustValley. Trying to help injured, displaced or sick creatures can be heartbreaking; survival is never certain. However, when it works, it is simply beautiful.

我在“野生动物志愿者”组织工作,这是蝗虫谷贝利植物园的一个援救教育组织,帮助受伤、流离失所或生病的动物。这样的工作可能会令人心碎;因为无法确定动物是否能活下来。然而,当救援起作用时,这种感觉真的很棒!

I got a rescue call from a woman in Muttontown. She had found a young owl on the ground. When I arrived, I saw a 2-to 3-week-old owl. It had already been placed in a carrier for safety.

我接到马特顿镇一位女士的求救电话,她在地上发现了一只猫头鹰幼鸟。当我到达时,我看见了一只两三周大的猫头鹰。为了安全起见,它已经被放在一辆大货车上。

I examined the chick and it seemed fine. If I could locate the nest, I might have been able to put it back, but no luck. My next work was to construct a nest and anchor it in a tree.

我检查了这只幼鸟,看起来还不错。如果我能找到鸟巢,我也许能把它放回去,但没那么幸运。接下来的工作就是建造一只鸟巢,并固定在一棵树上。

The homeowner was very helpful. A wire basket was found. I put some pine branches into the basket to make this nest safe and comfortable. I placed the chick in the nest, and it quickly calmed down.

房主非常乐于助人,给我找来了一只铁丝篮。为了让鸟巢安全舒适,我把一些松枝放进铁丝篮里,然后我把小猫头鹰放进鸟巢里,它很快安静了下来。

Now all that was needed were the parents, but they were absent. I gave the homeowner a recording of the hunger screams of owl chicks. These advertise the presence of chicks to adults; they might also encourage our chick to start calling as well. I gave the owner as much information as possible and headed home to see what news the night might bring.

现在最需要的是这只小猫头鹰的父母,但它们不在。我给了房主一份小猫头鹰饥饿尖叫声的录音。这些录音会让猫头鹰父母知道小猫头鹰的存在,也会鼓励小猫头鹰学着尖叫。我把尽可能多的消息告诉了房主,然后回家,看看晚上会有什么情况。

A nervous night to be sure, but sometimes the spirits of nature smile on us all! The homeowner called to say that the parents had responded to the recordings. I drove over and saw the chick in the nest looking healthy and active. And it was accompanied in the nest by the greatest sight of all — LUNCH!The parents had done their duty and would probably continue to do so.

这的确是一个紧张的夜晚,但有时大自然的神灵会眷顾我们!房主打电话说小猫头鹰的父母已经对这些录音做出了回应。我开车过去,鸟巢里的小猫头鹰看起来健康又活泼。鸟巢里出现了最令人感动的一幕——小猫头鹰的身边全是午餐!它的父母已经在尽职尽责,而且很可能会继续这样做。

 许多在眼前看来天大的事,都不是人生一战,而只是人生一站。确实高考备战让你们很辛苦,可是已经坚持了这么久,这就已经是胜利。祝高考成功!下面是我为大家推荐的河北英语高考题2017年,仅供大家参考!

河北英语高考题2017年

 第I卷

 注意事项:

 1.答第I卷前,考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上

 2.选出每小题答案后,用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动,用橡皮擦干净后,再选涂其他答案标号。不能答在本试卷上,否则无效

 第一部分听力(共两节,满分30分)

 做题时,先将答案标在试卷上,录音内容结束后,你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上

 第一节(共5小题;每小题1.5分,满分7.5分)

 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项,并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后,你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题题。每段对话仅读一遍。

 例:How much is the shirt?

 A.£19.15. B.£9.18. C.£9.15.

 答案是C。

 1. Where is Mary?

 A. In the classroom. B. In the library. C. On the playground.

 2. How much should the man pay for the tickets?

 A. $16. B. $12. C. $6

 3. Why can?t the woman give the man some help?

 A. She is quite busy now.

 B. She doesn?t like grammar.

 C. She is poor in grammar,too.

 4. What happened to Marx?

 A. He lost his way.

 B. He found his bike missing.

 C. He lost his wallet.

 5. Why did the man fail to attend the party?

 A. He forgot it.

 B. He didn?t know about the party.

 C. He wasn?t invited to the party.

 第二节(共15小题;每小题1.5分,满分22.5分)

 听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项,并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前,你将有时间阅读各个小题,每小题5秒钟;听完后,各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

 听第6段材料,回答第6、7题。

 6. Why must the man drive to work?

 A. It is the quickest way.

 B. He has to use his car after work.

 C. He lives too far from the subway.

 7. What?s the relationship between the speakers?

 A. Boss and employee.

 B. Grandmother and grandson.

 C. Teacher and student.

 听第7段材料,回答第8~9题。

 8. When is Alice?s birthday?

 A. Tomorrow. B. The day after tomorrow. C. Today.

 9. What will the two speakers buy for Alice?

 A. A recorder. B. Some flowers. C. A box of chocolates.

 听第8段材料,回答第10~12题。

 10. What does the woman do in the group?

 A. Play the piano. B. Play the violin. C. Sing for the group.

 11. Who is Miss Pearson?

 A. Leader of the group.B. Director of the group. C. Teacher of the group.

 12. How often does the group meet?

 A. Once a week. B. Twice a week. C. Every third week.

 听第9段材料,回答第13~16题。

 13. Who possibly is the woman?

 A. An air hostess. B. A native Indian. C. A travel agent.

 14. How long does the trip last?

 A. Seven days. B. Eight days. C. Nine days.

 15. What will the man probably do at the second stage?

 A. Do some shopping. B. Visit the Taj Mabal. C. See wild animals.

 16. What will the speakers do next?

 A. Say goodbye to each other.B. Find out the price. C. Go to India by air.

 听第10段材料,回答第17~20题。

 17. In what way does Jack like to travel?

 A. With a lot of people.

 B. With one or two good friends.

 C. All by himself.

 18. What does Helen prefer on holiday?

 A. Staying at home.

 B. Seeing famous places.

 C. Enjoying nature quietly.

 19. What does Bob like the best about travel?

 A. Making more friends. B. Buying what he wants. C. Seeing and learning.

 20. Who prefers to do shopping while traveling?

 A. Jack. B. Helen. C. Bob.

 第二部分阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)

 第一节(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)

 阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

 A

 We have designed all our bank cards to make your life easier.

 Using your NatWest Service Card

 As a Switch card, it lets you pay for all sorts of goods and services, whenever you see the Switch logo. The money comes straight out of your account, so you can spend as much as you like as long as you have enough money (or an agreed overdraft (透支) to cover it). It is also a cheque guarantee card for up to the amount shown on the card. And it gives you free access to your money from over 31,000 cash machines across the UK.

 Using your NatWest Cash Card

 You can use your Cash Card as a Solo card to pay for goods and services wherever you see the Solo logo. It can also give you access to your account and your cash from over 31,000 cash machines nationwide. You can spend or withdraw what you have in your account, or as much as your agreed overdraft limit.

 Using your cards abroad

 You can also use your Service Card and Cash Card when you?re abroad. You can withdraw cash at cash machines and pay for goods and services wherever you see the Cirrus or Maestro logo displayed.

 We take a commission charge (手续费) of 2.25% of each cash withdrawal you make (up to£4) and a commission charge of 75 pence every time you use Maestro to pay for goods or services. We also apply a foreign-exchange transaction fee of 2.65%.

 Using your NatWest Credit Card

 With your credit card you can do the following:

 * Pay for goods and services and enjoy up to 56 days? interest-free credit.

 * Pay in over 24 million shops worldwide that display the MasterCard or Visa logos.

 * Collect one AIR MILE for every£20 of spending that appears on your statement (结算单). (This does not include foreign currency or traveler?s cheques bought, interest and other charges.)

 21. If you carry the Service Card or the Cash Card, ________.

 A. you can use it to guarantee things as you wish

 B. you can draw your money from cash machines conveniently

 C. you can spend as much money as you like without a limit

 D. you have to pay some extra money when you pay for services in the UK

 22. If you withdraw£200 from a cash machine abroad, you will be charged ________.

 A. £4 B. £4.5 C. £5.25 D. £5.3

 23. Which of the following is TRUE about using your NatWest Credit Card?

 A. You have to pay back with interest within 56 days.

 B. You can use the card in any shop across the world.

 C. You will be charged some interest beyond two months.

 D. You will gain one air mile if you spend £20 on traveller?s cheques.

 24. The purpose of the passage is to show you how to ________.

 A. pay for goods with your cards B. use your cards abroad

 C. draw cash with your cards D. play your cards right

 B

 Once when I was facing a decision that involved high risk, I went to a friend. He looked at me for a moment, and then wrote a sentence containing the best advice I?ve ever had: Be bold and brave ? and mighty (强大的) forces will come to your aid.

 Those words made me see clearly that when I had fallen short in the past, it was seldom because I had tried and failed. It was usually because I had let fear of failure stop me from trying at all. On the other hand, whenever I had plunged into deep water, forced by courage or circumstance, I had always been able to swim until I got my feet on the ground again.

 Boldness means a decision to bite off more than you can eat. And there is nothing mysterious about the mighty forces. They are potential powers we possess: energy, skill, sound judgment, creative ideas ? even physical strength greater than most of us realize.

 Admittedly, those mighty forces are spiritual ones. But they are more important than physical ones. A college classmate of mine, Tim, was an excellent football player, even though he weighed much less than the average player. ?In one game I suddenly found myself confronting a huge player, who had nothing but me between him and our goal line,? said Tim. ?I was so frightened that I closed my eyes and desperately threw myself at that guy like a bullet ? and stopped him cold.?

 Boldness ? a willingness to extend yourself to the extreme?is not one that can be acquired overnight. But it can be taught to children and developed in adults. Confidence builds up. Surely, there will be setbacks (挫折) and disappointments in life; boldness in itself is no guarantee of success. But the person who tries to do something and fails is a lot better off than the person who tries to do nothing and succeeds.

 So, always try to live a little bit beyond your abilities?and you?ll find your abilities are greater than you ever dreamed.

 25. Why was the author sometimes unable to reach his goal in the past?

 A. He faced huge risks. B. He lacked mighty forces.

 C. Fear prevented him from trying. D. Failure blocked his way to success.

 26. What is the implied meaning of the underlined part?

 A. Swallow more than you can digest. B. Act slightly above your abilities.

 C. Develop more mysterious powers. D. Learn to make creative decisions.

 27. What can be learned from Paragraph 5?

 A. Confidence grows more rapidly in adults. B. Trying without success is meaningless.

 C. Repeated failure creates a better life. D. Boldness can be gained little by little.

 C

 The wallet is heading for extinction. As a day-to-day essential, it will die off with the generation who read print newspapers. The kind of shopping-where you hand over notes and count out change in return?now happens only in the most minor of our retail encounters,like buying a bar of chocolate or a pint of milk from a corner shop. At the shops where you spend any real money, that money is increasingly abstracted. And this is more and more true, the higher up the scale you go. At the most cutting-edge retail stores?Victoria Beckham on Dover Street, for instance?you don't go and stand at any kind of cash register when you decide to pay. The staff are equipped with iPads to take your payment while you relax on a sofa.

 Which is nothing more or less than excellent service, if you have the money. But across society, the abstraction(抽象) of the idea of cash makes me uneasy. Maybe I'm just old-fashioned. But earning money isn't quick or easy for most of us. Isn't it a bit incredible that spending it should happen in half a blink(眨眼)of an eye? Doesn't a wallet?that time-honoured Friday-night feeling of pleasing, promising fatness?represent something that matters?

 But I'll leave the economics to the experts. What bothers me about the death of the wallet is the change it represents in our physical environment. Everything about the look and feel of a wallet?the way the fastenings and materials wear and tear and loosen with age, the plastic and paper and gold and silver, and handwritten phone numbers and printed cinema tickets?is the very opposite of what our world is becoming. The opposite of a wallet is a smartphone or an iPad. The rounded edges, cool glass, smooth and unknowable as pebble(鹅卵石). Instead of digging through pieces of paper and peering into corners, we move our fingers left and right. No more counting out coins. Show your wallet, if you still have one. It may not be here much longer.

 28. What is happening to the wallet?

 A. It is disappearing. B. It is being fattened.

 C. It is becoming costly. D. It is changing in style.

 29. What makes the author feel uncomfortable nowadays?

 A. Saving money is becoming a thing of the past.

 B. The pleasing Friday-night feeling is fading.

 C. Earning money is getting more difficult.

 D. Spending money is so fast and easy.

 30. Why does the author choose to write about what's happening to the wallet?

 A. It represents a change in the modern world.

 B. It has something to do with everybody's life.

 C. It marks the end of a time-honoured tradition.

 D. It is the concern of contemporary economists.

 31. What can we infer from the passage about the author?

 A. He is resistant to social changes.

 B. He is against technological progress.

 C. He feels reluctant to part with the traditional wallet.

 D. He feels insecure in the ever-changing modern world.